The One with The Melt Down

When my friend and I are out with our 2 girls we have a tendency to push them too far..which then results in the infamous double melt-down. We usually notice the signs that they are beginning to hit a wall but choose to ignore them because we have more to get done, figure they'll last a bit longer or are just having too much fun. To make matters worse the kids usually take their naps in the car on the way to our destination which means it wasn't a good, real nap.

Today was another one of these times. It was too damn hot to be outside so we went out to eat (YAY!) & walked around the "good" mall--it has an indoor play area and carousel!

 

 ..she was not impressed..

H seems to be heading in the direction of going from 2 naps to 1 (though I'm not sure if I'm ready for this) but is still struggling with it. She isn't getting a long enough nap so by 4pm she is craaanky. I know this..I should foresee it..but I don't. I get caught up in all the fun we are having and forget that my baby is about to let the whole mall know she is pissed--and when H is pissed G gets pissed, hence the double meltdown. 

She is in dire need of a bath so once we get home I give her what is possibly the fastest bath she's ever had and while trying to dodge getting her hair rinsed she sticks her whole face underwater..twice. Now she's even more pissed. By the time I get her bedtime bottle she is crying & screaming that painful baby scream. I struggled to get her diaper on (I almost put it on backwards 3 times) and stressfully worked as fast as I ccould to get her in her pjs. We sit down in the glider and..silence. She has her bottle and her blankie and everything is right in the world again. 

She sits on my lap, I wrap my left arm around her and snuggle her while I give her the bottle with the other hand. I give her forehead kisses and rest my cheek on her head while I soak in all the love and baby-ness. Then, the best thing happens. She finishes her bottle, puts her paci in her mouth, pulls her blankie up to her face and curls into my body. We snuggle the best baby snuggles you can imagine then I lay her in her crib, blankie in hand, and leave her to dream her sweet baby dreams.

That moment is one of the best of my day--and not just because the baby is down & now we can party but because its my daily reminder that its not always easy but its always worth it.

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Have a beautiful weekend